Machine for manufacturing glassware



(No Model.)

Patented lah. I7, |899. C. E. BLUE. MACHINE FOB MANUFACTURING GLASSWAEE.

(Application filed May 4, 1898.',

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No. 6|7,949. Patemed 1an. I7, |899. c. E. BLUE.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING GLASSWARE.

(Application filed May 4, 189B.)

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(No Model.)

No. 6l7,949. Patented 1an. I7, |899.`

C. E. BLUE. MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING GLASSWARE. (Application filed May 4, 1898.) (No Model.) l 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

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Nrrn TArnS CHARLES Macu-HNE Foa MANUFACTURING e.I A'sswant.;1

SPECIFICATION ferm-ing part of Letters Patent No. 617,949, dated January 17, 1899. Appiaaan nea may 4. 129s. sain No. 679.715. (No man.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be 'it known that l, CHARLES EDWIN BLUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wheeling, in the county of Qhio and State of lVest Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Glassware, of which the .following is a specification.

lily invention relates to improvements in machines for the manufacture of glassware, and pertains 'to that type of machines in which a blank is pressed and then liually blown to its finished form.

One object of my presentinventiou is to provide a machine having a vertically-moving press mold or molds and a horizontally-moving blank, embracing blow mold or molds, whereby the press mold or molds move downward away from the pressed blank and the blow mold or molds pass thereoverand horizontally close around the suspended blank, which is blown therein to its finished form.

vAnother object of my present invention is to provide la machine having a carrier which carries complete press and blow molds independent of each otherv and adapted te close over a common point, the press-mold to move `vertically away-from a pressed blank and the blow-mold to horizontally embrace the susf pended pressed blank, in which it is blown to Another object of my present invention is to provide a rotatable or endless carrier carrying independent press and blow moldsadapted to close 'over a common point, the press-mold adapted to swing downward below the carrier out of the-.way of the blowmold and the blow-mold to swing horizontally for closing over the point occupied by the press-mold.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of. parts, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of `Which-- v. Figure lis a vertical section taken on the dotted line l l of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a hori'z'ontal sectional plan takelron the dotted line 2 2 of Fig.v l. Fig. 3-is a vertical sectional view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modification in which a single press-mold, supported upon a standard, is provided in lieu of a series ofpress-molds carried by the table. Fig. #tis an enlarged sectional view showing the valve operating the plunger.

- acting 'center ot this base A arrangement and the cylinder and piston for detail sectional view of the automaticallyblow-head. Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken through' the base of the column B', showing the interior construction of the pressure-actuated piston, the cylinder, and valve -for regulating the llow of air thereto. Fig. 7 is a' detached View of the hub of the table with the cam attached thereto for actuating the cylinder-valve.'

Fig. 5 is an enlarged Referring now to the drawings, A indicatesa base preferably mounted upon wheels ll, which enables the machine to be easily trans` ported and moved around to any desired point in the factory. Projecting from the is a column 13', around which a table C rotates and upon which the table is journaled and supported in anysuitable manner. The table C is provided with a plurality ot elongated openings D, and journaled to the under side of the table beneath these openings aud in the lugs a are the two parts E, which form the press mold or molds. This table also carries a corresponding num ber of blow-molds F, which l.consist of two vertical portions, as illustrated, and these two parts of the mold are provided at prefera ably theirinn'ersides with the ears l), pivo-taily supported upon the pivotal rod c, extending from `the table at the inner side of theI openings D and intermediate their ends. These blow-molds are therefore adapted to be opened and closed horizontally for embracing and re leasing the pressed blank in a manner tol b'c particularly described hereinafter. One of the parts-F of the blow-mold carries the bettom d, the other part of the blow-mold having a groove adapted to receive the projecting portion of the bottom d when the two parts of the mold are closed together,I as will be readily understood by ,those skilled in the art. From this description it willbe noted' that the pivotal points of thel blew and the press molds are in the same vertical plane,

whereby the molds are adapted to closea common point, so that when'the pressed blank is released by the press-n1old the4 blow-mold when closed will close around the suspended blank. l l

A plurality of neck-ring moldsG aref pro vided, and preferably a number corresponduro ing to the number of blow-molds. The se neck-rings consist of. two parte hinged together, as is commonly the case in machines ot this character; but in this case the neckrings are separate and independent of the two parte which form the. blow-molds proper. The necivrngs are constructed to coperate with both the blow and the press molds.

Projecting from the table at a point inside of the pivotal point of tho parts 0f the blowmold are standards il, and extending outward over the blow and press molds are the ring-su pports li, which in this case, as shown, consist of two parallel arms adapted to engage grooves or shoulders upon the neckrings and to support them when the pressmold is disengaged from the pressed blank and to thereby suspend the pressed blank ready'. to bc embraced by the blow-mold.

Situated at the charging and pressing point and upon the hase A is a motor for moving the press mold or molds vertically and in position to receive the neck-ring and the charge of molten glass. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and as before stated, the two parts of the pressmold E are journaled to the under side of the 'labio t). The motor here shown comprises a cylinder-J, and a piston-rod K, which is adaptcdto be reciprocated within the cylinder by fluid-pressure, theiiuid-pressure being ad'- niittcd through the pipes e and controlled through the medium of a valye f, carrying at its lower end a treadle g.i This valve f is constructed in any Well-known way for admitting air or duid pressure at oppositesides of the piston for moving it to either end of the cylinder. Links h have ltheir upper ends pivots-illy connected to the upper ends of the two parts iii of the press-molds, and their lower ends are pirotally connected with a cross-head i. This cross-headi is adapted to be engaged by the pisto'rrrod K for forcing it upward, and thereby closing the press-mold when it is at the charging and pressing point.

The plunger-rod L carries a collar or sleeve lil, adapted to t around the outer side of the pressmold and to hold it closed while the plunger is down and presses the glass within the pressmold. When the plunger is withdrawn, carrying with it the retaining member or sleeve lil, the two parts of the press-mold fall out into the position shown in Fig. land below the table. i

The two parts of the blow-mold are closed through the medium of a motor or actuating element, which in this instance consists of a cylindcrl, supported bythe column B,carry ing a piston and rod P. Links k have their outer ends pivotally connected to the two parts of the blow-niold, and the inner ends of these lin lis are connected with a block or crosshead l.- These blocks or cross-heads Z are supported and moved upon the rods m, which are suitably supported above the table,preferably haring their-,outer ends in the standard H and their inner ends supported by the hub of the table C. The inner sides of these blocks or readily understood Thepistonis actuated by fluid-pressure controlled in any well-known manner, either automatically or by a handle or treadle.

The plunger-rod L is actuated through the V medium of luid-pressure, preferably, though other forms of motors ofr actuating members may be provided for this purpose. .In this instance the said rod passes through a cylinder Q, which is supported bythe standard or column Bf and carries a piston R. Fluidpressure is admitted to opposte ends of'this cylinder through the pipes S and is controlled through the medium of a vertically-moving valve-rod T, having at its lower end a handle U. This construction is well known and need n'ot be specifically describedl whereby air is admitted to either end of the cylinder as desired by the operator.

Projecting outward from the plunger-rod L is an arm n, which carries the blow-head rod p, the lower end of the `blow-head' rod carrying the blow-head q. This blow-head q is of the form shown and described in my patent dated June 15, 1807, No. 5Sl,665,where by air is automatically admitted to the blowmold and need not be specifically described here. Projecting from the column ll at a point above the arm n is an arm s, serving as a guide for the upper e'nd of the blow-head rod p. From this description it will be seen that when the plunger-rod L is depressed the blow-head is likewise carrieddown, and the blow-head being supported at a distance equal to the distance between the molds it will be readily'understood that when the plunger is carried into the press-mold the blowlicad is carried down upon the blow-mold at the blowpoint indicated in Fig. 2.

The operation of4 my invention as above described is as follows: The press-mold is charged at the charging and pressing pointl and the plunger then forced therein for producing a pressed blank. The plunger is then` Withdrawn from the mold, carrying with it the retaining member M, and releases the two parts of the press-mold, which fall to the po sition shown in dotted and full lines in liig. l. The pressed blank'is held suspended by the neck-ring throughthc medium of'thc arms l and the table rotated, which carries the suspended pressed blank to the blow-point. At this point the piston Pis forced outward and, through the medium of the mechanism dcscribed, closes the blow-mold around the suspended pressed blank. The succeeding pressmold has been brought to the charging and pressing' position and the operation' there repeated, as before described, the mold being IOO rzo

` at the same time.

is opened by the turning-out boy 'and the,

neck-ring released and again placed on its supporting-arm I. x l

1n Fig. 3 i-show a modification in that v-a single press-mold t is provided and supported upon a stationarysupport u, projecting from the base A. This press-mold is in lieu of the plurality of press-molds which are carriedby the table,r as illustrated in Figs. l and 2. The machine inall other respects is the same and the operation is practically the same. After the glass has been pressed the mold t falls or islowered, the same as in Figs. l and 2, to a point below the table, whereby the table re' volves around over it, carrying the suspended pressed blank by the neck-ring the same as in Figs. l and 2. When the blank has been carried to the blow position, then the press-'.

mold t is elevated through the opening d in the table ready to be again vcharged and the glass therein pressed.

1While I-lhere show and describe the pressmold composed of pivoted parts which swing vertically, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the press mold or molds may be made solid and simply moved verticali y for releasing the pressed blank and leaving it suspended to be embraced by the blow-meld without departing from the spirit and scope of my claims. i

in Figs. G 7 i show the detail con` struction foractuating the piston N automat.- ically. In this-instance the hub of the table C is provided with a plurality of arms3, provided at their upper ends with the laterallyprojecting cam-surfaces 4, which are carried aroundv the column i3 as the table rotates. The cylinder within the column B' is provided with the inlet and outlet pipes Gand a springactuated valve 7 ,similar to the valveT in Fig. Liand operating in the same manner. This valve has one end projecting through the column, as shown at 8, and adapted to be engaged and forced inward by the cam-surfaces Aiat the upper ends of the arms 3. These cams are so situated that the valve 7 is forced in, as shown in Fig. 6, and then the pistonrod I is forced outward byjiuid-pressn re into the position shown at the blowposition in Fig. 2, which closes the blow-mold, as before described. By means of this construction the piston-rod P is automatically forced outward as the table revolves at the proper time for closing the blow-mold, and when the table is revolved a little farther in the direction indicated by arrow the cam-surface 4 passes away from the end of the valve 7, and it is forced outward through the medium of the spring 9, thus admitting air to the opposite end of the cylindenwhieh'withdraws the piston-rod and forces the pistonto the opposite end of the cylinder N, as will be readily understood. y 4

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 1. A machine for the manufacture of glassware comprising a vertically-movable and vertically-separable press-mold having a bottom, and av separate and independent horizontally-closing blow-mold having a bottom independentof the bottom of the press-mold, the two molds adapted to close overa common point, substantially as described.

2. A machine for the manufacture of glass-V ware comprising a vertically-movable and vertically-separable press-mold, a blow-mold horizontally movable in respect to the pressmold and havinga bottom independent of the bottom of the press-mold, and actuating members-,for the press and blow molds.

3. A machine for the manufacture of glassware comprising a vertically-opening presse mold, and a horizontally opening and closing blew-mold,substantially as described.

4. A machine for the manufacture of glassware comprising acarrier, a vertically-moving press-mold horizontally pivoted to said carrier, and a horizontally opening and closing blow-mold vertically pivoted to the same roo carrier, saidmolds adapted to close over a 1 common point, substantially as described.

' 5. A machine for the manufacture of glassware comprising a carrier, a horizontallyopening press-mold horizontally pivoted to said carrier, a vertically-opening blow-mold vertically pivotedto said carrier, said molds adapted to close over a common point, actuating members adapted to operate the press and blow molds respectively for opening and closingl them, and an opt-rating7 mechanism -for said actuating members, substantially as described. 6. A machine for the man ware comprising a carrier, a press-mold con sisting of vertically-separable parts hinged to' the said carril;L a blow-mpld consisting of horizontally-s p press-told adapted to fall below the blowmold and the parts 'of the blow-mold to close thereover, substantially as described.

7. A machine for the manufacture of ,glassitn ware comprising a carrier,havng a plural of press-mold openings, a press-'mold con ing of two or more parts pivoted to the car and adapted to'fall through the openings, a blow molds supported by the carrier and adapted to close overA the said openings, subu stantially as described.

8. A machine for the manufacture of glass-QI .ware comprising a support lhaving a pressufactureof glassreg IEC

rable parts, the parts ofthe mold opening, a horizontally-opening pressmold adapted when opening to pass through the said opening, a neck-ring, a member for supporting the neck-ring over the opening, and a blow-mold carried by the support and adaptcdtq close over the opening and around the said ncckring, substantially as described.

SL A machine for the manufacture of glassware comprising a movable carrier, a plurality of press-m olds carried thereby and consisting of severa/l vertically-swinging portions,`hori zontaily-closing .blow-molds carried by said carrier, a member situated at the pressingpoint for swinging the parts of the press-mold closed and a member situated at the blowpoint for swinging horizontally the parts of the blow-mold for closing it, substantially as described. l

10. A machine for the manufacture ofglassware comprising a revolving table having a plurality of elongated openings, a plurality of sectional press-molds hinged to the lower side of the table and adapted to pass through the openings, a plurality of horizontally-closing 'blow-molds situated on the top of .the table and adapted to close over the point occupied by the press-mold, a member situated at the pressing-point for closing the parts of the press-mold, anda member situated at the blowing-point for closing the parts of the blow-mold, substantially' as described.

11. A machine for the manufacture ofglassware comprising a support, a press-mold consisting of vertically-swinging parts,a plungerrod carrying a press-mold-retaining member, and a blow-mold, wherebylwhen the plunger is withdrawn the parts of the press-mold are released, substantially as described.

121 In a machine for the manufacture of glassware a movable carrier,an open-and-shut mold, a stationary cylinder, a piston and rod therein, a valve regulating the admission of {luid-pressure at opposite ends of the cylinder` and a valve-operating member carried by the said mold-carrieradapted to actuate the valve and regulate the admission of fluidpressure tothe cylinder as and for the purpose described.4

13. Amachine for the manufacture of glassware comprising a revolving mold-carrier, an open-and-shut mold carried thereby, a stationary cylinder, a piston and rod therefor, a valve regulating the admission of fluid-pressure to opposite ends of the cylinder, and a cam carried by the said mold-carrier traveling in the path of the said valve and adapted to actuate the same, substantially as described.

1t. A machine for the manufacture ofglassware comprising a revolving mold-carrier1 a plurality of molds carried thereby, a station-- ary cylinder, a piston and rod carried thereby, a valve regulating the admission of Huidpressure to opposite ends of the cylinder, and a plurality of valve-actuating members, one for each of the molds, the said valve-actuating members adapted to operate the valve as and for the purpose described.

15. A machine for the manufacture of glassware comprising a mold-carrier, a plurality of molds, a plunger situated at the pressingpoint, a stationaryA cylinder situated at the blowing-point, a piston and rod carried by the said cylinder, a plurality of open-andshut molds carried by the mold-carrier, the piston and rod adapted to close the said molds,

a valve regulating the ad mission of fi u ici-pressure to opposite ends of the cylinder, and valve-actu ating members carried by the moldcarrier, the parts adapted to operate as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES EDlVlN BLUE.

Witnesses:

W. B. JONES, ,-li. W. BENNETT. 

